Best laid plans

I've noticed (ha! it just happened right then! it's 5 minutes and one diaper change later) that when I begin something these days, or have a plan of what's going to happen, well, it doesn't.

I've discovered that the Critter Girl often has her own plans, and I'm learning her plans often take precedent over mine.

Her plans can be fairly benign, like the aforementioned diaper change. Only puts us 5 minutes off, not so bad. I've begun to understand that everything takes 15 minutes longer than in pre-Critter life, and now plan accordingly.

But sometimes, like yesterday, her plans can completely derail mine, and everything I thought was gonna happen goes straight out the window. I had planned to try a new Mommy-n-me yoga class. We were in my bedroom, getting ready, as we often do in the morning. I went to get my undies out of the dresser, and it happened. All hell broke loose in the Critter's world, and she had a major meltdown out of nowhere. Well, out of nowhere to me. I'm sure she had her reasons.

Hungry? Tired? Gas? Profound dislike of yoga, pachouli and hippies? I'm still not sure.

Anyway, she screamed and turned purple, and it took 15 minutes to calm her down (dressed in only my underwear, mind you. My plan of getting dressed, also postponed!), followed by 20 minutes of a bottle, and then a really good 1.5 hour nap - all that screaming really takes it out of a girl.

Needless to say, no yoga class for Mommy.

The best laid plans...not so much these days.